For good and ill, the Iraqi prisoner abuse mess will remain an
issue. On the one hand, right thinking Americans will abhor the stupidity of the actions while on the other hand, political
glee will take control and fashion this minor event into some modern day My Lai massacre. *

I heard some Arabs are asking for an apology. I humbly
offer mine here:

I am sorry that the last seven times we Americans took up arms
and sacrificed the blood of our youth, it was in the defense of Muslims (Bosnia, Kosovo, Gulf War 1, Kuwait, etc.).

I am sorry that no such call for an apology upon the extremists
came after 9/11.

I am sorry that all of the murderers on 9/11 were Arabs.

I am sorry that Arabs have to live in squalor under savage dictatorships.
I am sorry that their leaders squander their wealth.

I am sorry that their governments breed hate for the US in their
religious schools.

I am sorry that Yassir Arafat was kicked out of every Arab country
and hijacked the Palestinian "cause."

I am sorry that no other Arab country will take in or offer more
than a token amount of financial help to those same Palestinians.

I am sorry that the USA has to step in and be the biggest financial
supporter of poverty stricken Arabs while the insanely wealthy Arabs blame the USA.

I am sorry that our own left wing elite and our media can't understand
any of this.

I am sorry the United Nations scammed the poor people of Iraq
out of the "food for oil" money so they could get rich while the common folk suffered.

I am sorry that some Arab governments pay the families of homicide
bombers upon their death.

I am sorry that those same bombers are seeking 72 virgins. I
can't seem to find one here on Earth.

I am sorry that the homicide bombers think babies are a legitimate
target.

I am sorry that our troops died to free more Arabs.

I am sorry they show so much restraint when their brothers in
arms are killed. I am sorry that Muslim extremists have killed more Arabs than any other group.

I am sorry that foreign trained terrorists are trying to seize
control of Iraq and return it to a terrorist state.

I am sorry we don't drop a few dozen "Daisy Cutters" on Fallujah.
(Note: a "Daisy Cutter" is a 10,000 lb bomb, used to clear helicopter landing zones)

I am sorry every time terrorists hide they find a convenient
"Holy Site".

I am sorry they didn't apologize for driving a jet into the World
Trade Center that collapsed and severely damaged Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church - one of our Holy Sites.

I am sorry they didn't apologize for flight 93 and 175, the USS
Cole, the embassy bombings, etc.

I am sorry Michael Moore is American; he could feed a medium
sized village in Africa.

I am sorry the French are french?

America will get past this latest absurdity. We will punish those
responsible because that is what we do. We hang out our dirty laundry for all the world to see. We move on. That's one
of the reasons we are hated so much. We don't hide this stuff like all those Arab countries that are now demanding an
apology.

Deep down inside, when most Americans saw this reported in the
news, we were like - so what? We lost hundreds and made fun of a few prisoners. Sure, it was wrong, sure, it dramatically
hurts our cause, but until captured we were trying to kill these same prisoners. Now we're supposed to wring our hands because
a few were humiliated? Our compassion is tempered with the vivid memories of our own people killed, mutilated and burnt
amongst a joyous crowd of celebrating Fallujans.

If you want an apology from this American, you're going to have
a long wait. You have a better chance of finding those 72 virgins.

JACK CUNNINGHAM

This article from the New York Post is for everyone to read.
As more truth comes out about the Vietnam War, the less the Liberal/Leftist version would be remembered as the sole source
of information on the war.

A Conference,under the auspices of The RADIX Foundation,which
took place at Simmons College,300 The Fenway, Boston MA, 26-29 July 2004

"The Vietnam War was mis-reported by the Media, mis-recorded by the Historians, mis-taught in
our schools and mis-applied in addressing policy decisions. MMMM should replace UUUU as our recognition symbol."

Learn what Karen Ann
Quinlan's parents did in her name. Maybe, something similar could happen in Terri Schindler's name. (Or
you can donate in Terri Schindler's name directly to the Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice.)

Please pass around the information for Mail Call.
Have your family write letters to overseas Americans in the military. Let them know that Americans
appreciate their sacrifices...

Mail CALL IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT...

It's something that every American; and every American group can share in.

When I was in Vietnam, I was lucky. On average, about every two weeks, my CAP Team would
get a Mail Call. A close buddy and I were always getting packages and letters from friends and our large families.
My mother wrote to me everyday and George's mother wrote to him everyday.

The saddest thing was that some guys would hardly ever get mail. One buddy would get mail
only from his mother and his fiancee. Two days before he stepped on a booby trap and died; Donnie received
his Dear John Letter from his fiancee.

Lizzy Lulu is 11 years old. She is like most pre-teen girls who love music,
cell phones and cool clothes, but she is quite a unique young girl. Lizzy has Cystic Fibrosis and Juvenile Rheumatoid
Arthritis. Like many kids with serious health problems, she has a wish, but her wishes these days are not for
herself.

After hearing that the troops in Iraq need AA batteries for their hand held entertainment
devices and other battery powered items, she started a campaign to send 1,000,000 AA batteries to Iraq by July 4th, 2005.

To learn more about Lizzy and her special project, please click the following link.

Below is another great opportunity to feel proud
of our American Military as well as yourself. The sergeant has a simple request...

My name is Sgt. Lamar Price. I am currently with the 278th. Regimental Combat Team at Camp
Caldwell Iraq. I am writing to ask you for help with a project I am trying to start here.

A few weeks ago the 278th. opened a school in the area near here. I became
aware that a lot of the children did not have shoes and were going to school barefoot in 50 degree weather. I am asking
people to mail one pair of children's shoes to my address in Iraq. They can be any size boys or girls. They do
not have to be new just serviceable. I will then collect them and give to our patrols and convoys to pass out.
My address is Sgt. Lamar Price RHHT278RCT PLT7 Camp Caldwell Iraq APO AEO 09374

A number of caring Americans on my mailing lists have asked, if Sgt. Lamar Price's request is legitimate.
Based on the internet sources, where I found his above request, I would proudly say yes. During the Vietnam War,
CAP Marines did the same thing. (Be part of the solution in Iraq.)

"I think that there is no greater gift than for a manto be
willing to risk his life for the freedom of strangers."

Op-Ed Contributor: Local Heroes

December 20, 2004By ANDREW BORENE

Minneapolis - IF the Pentagon hopes to start bringing American troops home from Iraq
while also increasing security there, it will have to find a way to do more with less. One approach could be expanding the
Marine Corps combined-action program, an initiative that was successful in Vietnam and has shown early promise in Iraq.

The concept behind the program is that if American and foreign troops operate together,
each will gain knowledge from the other as to the best way to counter an insurgency. In Vietnam, platoons were created that
combined marines and Vietnamese militia members. The Americans were handpicked, chosen because they had shown particular respect
for the local culture. They were expected to live in the villages they were assigned to defend, striving to "work themselves
out of a job" by training their Vietnamese counterparts in police work and security operations.

The most striking success of the program was a rapid increase in actionable intelligence.
Living in Vietnamese hamlets for months, the marines got a chance to get to know the locals, who in general had kept a careful
neutrality in the war. This helped to humanize the American presence and reduced the passive support many civilians had been
giving to Vietcong guerrillas. For many, their respect for (or fear of) the communist guerrillas waned, and they broke their
silence about intelligence leads.

In the long run, it was one of the few efforts that managed to win some "hearts and
minds" in Vietnam. Unfortunately, the top brass lost interest in the program in the early 1970's and, well, the rest is history.

Last year, under the leadership of Gen. James Mattis, members of the First Marine
Division in western Iraq began adapting the program to aid poorly trained Iraqi National Guard and police forces. Although
it is too soon to declare success, reports from the military and the news media suggest that Iraqis in the combined-action
program perform better in combat, have higher morale and are considerably more reliable than their regular Iraqi military
counterparts.

Expanding the program would be best accomplished by teaming coalition troops with
Iraqi security troops, or even paramilitary groups as in Vietnam, and placing them in cities along the main supply routes.
This would significantly bolster the coalition's ability to gauge popular sentiment and gather intelligence leads on the pursuit
of enemy leaders. It would also reduce the high profile of the coalition forces.

While the situations in Vietnam and Iraq are not identical, when it comes to battling
insurgents it is always vital to erase their advantages in popular support and local knowledge. A few good marines learned
how to do that during Vietnam; perhaps trying it again in Iraq can bring about a different ending.

Andrew Borene, a law student at the University of Minnesota, was a first lieutenant
with the Marine Expeditionary Force in Iraq. He is an adviser to Operation Truth, a veterans' advocacy group.

IN A NEW
JERSEY LEGAL MALPRACTICE CASE, AFTER REVIEW OF A 'PRO SE' PTSD VIETNAM VET'S EVIDENCE, SUSSEX COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT's JUDGE, HONORABLE RONALD GRAVES DECIDES THAT THE SUPERIOR COURT'S LAW
DIVISION IS WARRANTED FOR DAMAGES.

The Honorable
Judge Graves made his decision over the objections of the defendant Law Firm's lawyer. Their lawyer happened to be the
local Vice-Chairman of New Jersey's SUPREME COURT's Office of Attorney Ethics. He was defending himself, and
his Law Firm.

Although
this official of New Jersey's SUPREME COURT's lost to a PRO SE (Self Represented) PTSD Vietnam
Veteran in this Legal Malpractice case, he had nothing to fear. The Sussex County, New Jersey Superior
Court Transcript was LOST and NEVER found...

"There is... a deep anti-military bias in the
media. One that begins from the premise that the military must be lying, and that American projection of power around
the world must be wrong. I think that that is a hangover from Vietnam, and I think it's very dangerous."--
Terry Moran, Chief ABC White House Correspondent, http://www.hughhewitt.com/

A Conference,under the auspices of The RADIX Foundation,which
took place at Simmons College,300 The Fenway, Boston MA, 26-29 July 2004

"The Vietnam War was mis-reported by the Media, mis-recorded by the Historians, mis-taught in
our schools and mis-applied in addressing policy decisions. MMMM should replace UUUU as our recognition symbol."

Learn what Karen Ann
Quinlan's parents did in her name. Maybe, something similar could happen in Terri Schindler's name. (Or
you can donate in Terri Schindler's name directly to the Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice.)

It's time that American Democrat Leaders got behind a solution and pushed it
forward, instead of their DOOM and GLOOM forecasts. John Kerry is still the Democrats top forecaster. Does any
Democrats think the Iraq Election was a major step forward... Or are all Democrat politicians afraid of John Kerry,
Ted Kennedy and their soon to be elected leader, Howard Dean?

There must to be some Democrat Politicians, who are NOT afraid of
their Far-Left Leadership...?

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites) said the Iraqi elections went "better than expected" Sunday, despite incomplete reports about the extent of voter turnout
in areas plagued by intimidation and violence.

I

She also called insurgents "terrible thugs" who will not succeed in stopping voting and the progress of democracy
in Iraq (news - web sites).

"Every indication is that the election in Iraq is going better than expected," Rice said on ABC's "This Week."

But Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), D-Mass., sounded a note of caution in an interview on NBC's "Meet The Press."

"It is hard to say that something is legitimate when whole portions of the country can't vote and doesn't
vote," Kerry said.

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STOP TERRORISM AT ITS VILLAGE SOURCE. Support the
Marine Corps' Combined Action Program (CAP) and the other Military Branches' Civil Action Programs in Iraq.

Former CAP Marine Tim Duffietduffie@cinci.rr.com is in contact with Marine Officers of CAP in Iraq.
What CAP did inVietnam is again working in Iraq!
http://home.earthlink.net/~american_families/id5.html Lets help the Iraqi People directly. Please
learn how you can help the Iraqi People in these CAP Villages. Get involved. Let the Iraqi People
learn the truth of the kindness of the American People.

If the interest to
help is there, maybe something can be started with the right people helping out! During
the Vietnam War, packages of needed goods were sent directly through the U.S. Mail to CAP Marines. The U.S. Navy
Corpsmen could always use some family medical supplies to pass around. However, because of the War on Terrorism and
packages, there might be rules in place now.

Sometimes, these villages needed
schools. The CAP Marines and Navy Seabees did the work for free. However, cost of supplies to build and run
the school were donated by CAP Marines' families, friends, former schoolmates, fellow-Church members, etc. I heard
of one CAP Navy Corpsman, who paid for one school himself.